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As far as your honing question goes, I'd say yes, do most of the stroke with even pressure and then do a bit of a roll near the end. This would be exactly the same as the final part of a rolling X.

Leighton's ebay example, in my opinion is not a frown, but a smiling toe. I would not grind that away. Barbers used to do that deliberately because it made the razors shave better by providing a...

Agreed. It seems that mentions of bread-knifing should be kept to a minimum!

Don't mess with the King!

I suspect that what he is describing is that his blade only has half a smile. That is, the heel is straight but the toe is worn away more so that the toe end looks like...